I think the question for Kubiak comes down to this. If this years team played last years team . . . Which Team would win? Kubiak and his 2009 Texans versus Kubiak 2008 and his 2008 Texans. Last year Slaton was better The running game was better. According to some the O-line was better Is Schuab better this year? Andre? The Defense is definately better Rocket River
Why does the question come down to that? If this year's team is better, but still average, does it really matter? My personal view is that this year's team is more talented, but has failed to produce. Along those lines, I'd expect this team to lose to last year's team, most likely either due to a missed FG, or failure to otherwise score in the last two minutes of the game.